Law firm to give $100K to Boys & Girls Clubs of South Oakland County
Cardelli Lanfear, PC has committed $100,000 to The Boys & Girls Clubs of South Oakland County over the next 10 years. In addition to the monetary commitment, the firm is also encouraging its employees to volunteer their free time to mentoring children.
The firm is also in their third year of sponsoring the Detroit Cristo Rey High School's work study program. Through the support of the firm, the program allows Cristo Rey to send 100 percent of its graduating seniors on to college. The program allows firm employees to train and provide real-life work skills, workplace etiquette, and give advice to students in need.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of South Oakland County serves more than 2,500 club members age 6-18 through locations in Oakland and Macomb counties.
SBM groups to present seminar to empower senior citizens Aug. 6
Members of the State Bar of Michigan Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, in partnership with members of the SBM Elder Law and Disability Rights Section and SBM Probate and Estate Planning Section, will visit senior centers in 51 Michigan counties to present a one-hour seminar to inform and empower senior citizens about estate planning decisions. Committee and section members will begin presenting the seminar on Wednesday, Aug. 6, and will make a few additional presentations on other dates ranging from early August through October. Local senior centers have set the times and dates of each presentation of the seminar, with some senior centers hosting the seminar multiple times. To view the complete list of seminar times, dates and places, visit http://www.michbar.org/elderlaw/pdfs/estateplanning.pdf.
“A Living Trust Education Initiative: Who Should You Trust? Avoiding Estate Planning Mistakes,” will provide senior citizens, including veterans applying for benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, with essential estate planning information and caution them about deceptive sales practices that could potentially jeopardize their economic stability. It will include a short presentation by licensed Michigan attorneys and a dynamic question and answer period. Seminar participants will receive a folder containing estate planning information and other materials to help them avoid estate planning mistakes and becoming victimized by persons selling annuities for their own economic gain.
SBM Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee Chair Barbara Baker Omerod, SBM Elder Law and Disability Rights Section Chair Rosemary H. Buhl, and SBM Probate and Estate Planning Section Chair Thomas F. Sweeney have embraced the community outreach program.
For more information, contact your local senior center or State Bar of Michigan Professional Standards Division Paralegal Amy Emmons at (517) 346-6343 or aemmons@mail.michbar.org, or State Bar of Michigan Legal Assistant Janna Sheppard at (517) 346-6357 or jsheppard@email.michbar.org
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